Yamba Lighthouse Weather Forecast

Byron Coastal Waters

Wind

East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Yamba during the morning. Winds tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. Heavy falls possible south of Yamba. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Cape Byron.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system to the southeast of the state extends a ridge across the south coast while a coastal trough lies off the Mid North Coast, bringing east to southeasterly winds to the coast, fresh and gusty at times along the north coast. The trough will start to move slightly southwards today and deepen into a low pressure system later today or early Friday. This system will then move south towards the far south coast by late Friday, bringing fresh to strong east to northeasterly winds ahead of it. The low will then move offshore across the southern Tasman as a series of cold fronts cross the state on the weekend through the early new week, bringing generally westerly winds along the coast.